Punjab rural development and panchayats minister Sikander Singh Maluka’s younger son Charanjit Singh Maluka, 48, died in Toronto following a kidney ailment on Wednesday morning.

Charanjit, who was settled in Canada, is survived by his wife and two children. He was undergoing treatment at a Toronto hospital for the past two weeks.

“He was younger to me and was suffering from kidney problem. He breathed his last following a multi-organ failure on Wednesday. The last rites will be performed in Toronto,” said Charanjit’s brother Gurpreet Singh, who is chairman of the Bathinda zila parishad.